IKAP/Elp1 is required in vivo for neurogenesis and neuronal survival, but not for neural crest migration.

Familial Dysautonomia (FD; Hereditary Sensory Autonomic Neuropathy; HSAN III) manifests from a failure in development of the peripheral sensory and autonomic nervous systems. The disease results from a point mutation in the IKBKAP gene, which encodes the IKAP protein, whose function is still unresol...

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Main Authors: Barbara J Hunnicutt, Marta Chaverra, Lynn George, Frances Lefcort
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3285659?pdf=render